KAJN Jesus FM 102.9


2-3-17

CABLE AND INTERNET SERVICES RATES ARE ON THE RISE IN THE LAFAYETTE-AREA.  COX COMMUNICATIONS CITED INCREASED BROADCAST SURCHARGES AS THE REASON FOR RAISING THEIR CABLE RATES BY TWO DOLLARS PER MONTH.  THEY ARE ALSO INCREASING INTERNET RATES BY TWO TO FIVE DOLLARS PER MONTH, DEPENDING ON THE SERVICE LEVEL, THOUGH IT DOESN’T APPLY TO CUSTOMERS WITH CERTAIN DATA PACKAGE BUNDLES.  LUS FIBER IS ALSO INCREASING BASIC VIDEO BY THREE DOLLARS A MONTH, AND THE OTHER VIDEO SERVICE LEVELS ARE GOING UP FOUR DOLLARS MONTHLY.

 

A LAKE ARTHUR MAN HAS BEEN ARRESTED ON A THIRD DEGREE RAPE CHARGE.  68-YEAR-OLD JERRY HINES WAS ARRESTED THURSDAY AND BOOKED INTO THE JEFF DAVIS PARISH JAIL ON A 400 THOUSAND DOLLAR BOND.  COMMANDER RAMBY CORMIER WITH THE JEFF DAVIS PARISH SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAYS A REPORT WAS FILED A WEEK AGO IN WHICH HINES WAS ACCUSED OF MOLESTING A JUVENILE.  AFTER AN INVESTIGATION, A WARRANT WAS ISSUED FOR HIS ARREST.

 

THE CAJUN VERSION OF PUNXHATAWNY PHIL CAME OUT OF HIS HOME YESTERDAY AND DID NOT SEE HIS SHADOW.  ACCORDING TO THE LEGEND, WHEN PIERRE C. SHADEAUX DOES NOT SEE HIS SHADOW, THAT MEANS GOOD NEWS FOR ACADIANA RESIDENTS…SIX MORE WEEKS OF SPRING AND LESS SUMMER HEAT.  PIERRE C. SHADEAUX IS A NUTRIA RAT.  THE EVENT WAS HELD AT BOULIGNY PLAZA IN NEW IBERIA.

 

Gov. John Bel Edwards’ leadership team experiences a shakeup later this month.

The Democratic governor’s chief of staff, Ben Nevers, is exiting after a year in the job. A former Jindal-era cabinet official, Mark Cooper, will fill the position.

Edwards announced Thursday that Nevers, a close friend of the governor and former state senator, is retiring as his top adviser and administrator at the end of February.

 

A NEWLY FORMED LAFAYETTE CITY PARISH COUNCIL, WITH THE TASK OF FINDING MONEY TO PROVIDE SERVICES FOR THE UNINCORPORATED PARTS OF THE PARISH, MET LAST NIGHT.  CITY PARISH MAYOR PRESIDENT JOEL ROBIDEAUX TOLD THE FOUR COUNCIL MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE THAT THE PARISH IS HEADING DOWN A PATH THAT IS UNSUSTAINABLE FROM A REVENUE STANDPOINT.  ACCORDING TO THE ADVOCATE, THERE IS SEEMINGLY A CONSENSUS AMONG THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS THAT EITHER NEW TAXES ARE NEEDED AND/OR TINKERING WITH THE CURRENT TAXES.  THE COMMITTEE HAS SET A GOAL OF PUTTING SOMETHING BEFORE VOTERS IN THE FALL.

 

SUPPORTERS OF A PLAN, IN WHICH CAMERON L-N-G WOULD PAY 503 MILLION DOLLARS OVER 23 YEARS IN LIEU OF TAXES, ARE APPEALING A JUDGE’S RULING INVALIDATING THAT PLAN.  OPPONENTS OF THE PLAN, WHICH INCLUDES THE PARISH TAX ASSESSOR, SAY IT WOULD SHORTCHANGE THE PARISH BY ONE-POINT-5 BILLION DOLLARS OVER THE NEXT TWO DECADES.  THE THIRD CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEAL WILL HEAR THE CASE ON FEBRUARY 14TH.  THE CALCASIEU PARISH POLICE JURY AGREED YESTERDAY TO FILE AN  AMICUS BRIEF IN SUPPORT OF THE PLAN.

 

A 55 BY 8 FEET ROLL OF ASTROTURF WAS STOLEN FROM CECILIA JUNIOR HIGH ON OR ABOUT JANUARY 24TH.  MAJOR GINNY HIGGINS WITH THE ST. MARTIN PARISH SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAYS IT HAD WHITE AND PURPLE FOOTBALL FIELD NUMBERS AND MARKINGS ON IT.  THE ROLL IS VALUED AT AROUND ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS.  ANYONE WITH INFORMATION ABOUT THE MISSING TURF IS ASKED TO CALL THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE AT 394-30-71.

 

Former U.S. Sen. David Vitter won’t stray from Washington for his next job, joining a well-known lobbying firm in the city.  Mercury LLC announced Thursday that Vitter has started working for the firm.  The Republican former senator said he’ll be working both out of the Washington office and helping to establish a Gulf Coast operation. Vitter says he cannot directly lobby members of Congress for two years, but can reach out to the White House and give clients advice about congressional matters.